Display-holder for hats.



No. 643,266. Patented Feb. 13, I900.

S. E. GRIGGS.

DISPLAY HOLDER FOB HATS.

( Application filed July 14, 1899.) I

(No Model.)

- rrn PATENT SARAH E. GRIGGS, OF WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA.

DISPLAY HOLDER FOR HATS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 643,266, dated February 13, 1900.

Application filed July 14, 1899. Serial No. 723,861. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern-.-

Be it known that I, SARAH E. GRIGGs, a citi zen of the United States, residing at Woodland, county of Yolo, State of California, have invented an Improvement in Display-Holders for Hats; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to a holding and display stand which is especiallydesigned for holding and exhibiting trimmed hats.

It consists of curved elastic arms divergent outwardly and upwardly from a socket-piece and having concavo-convex transversely-disposed spreaders upon the upper ends, said arms being also formed with loops intermediate of their length to form finger-holds by which they may be compressed toward each other to remove or replace the hat upon the spreaders and with elastic coils at the base interposed between the socket and the lower ends of the arms.

The invention also comprises details of construction, which will be more fully explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view showing the arms with the spreaders, socket-piece, and the intermediate finger-loops. 'Fig. 2 shows the device with the addition of the coiled springs at the base of the arms. Fig. 3 is a top view of Fig. 2.

Various displaystands have been employed for the purpose of exhibiting articles thereon having fixed bases and depending upon the elasticity of the comparatively straight wires of which they are formed.

The object of my invention is to provide a convenient removable attachment for any sort of base-bracket or other holder made of sufficiently stout wires and providing for the requisite elasticity by forming within the length of the wires and at their base a sufficient number of coils for the purpose and, in addition, to provide finger holds or loops by which the arms can be compressed toward each other for the purpose of easily removing or replacing the hat without damage to the fragile structure.

A is a socket-piece which may be formed of a tube of metal, or it may be formed by coiling the wires B, which form the diverging upturned arms, and afterward soldering or otherwise uniting the coils together. This socket is adapted to fit upon any straight or other supporting standard or the upturned arm of a wall-bracket or other like holding device. The wires B are bent at the upper ends, so as to form the transverse curved spreaders C. These spreaders are convex upon the outside and correspondingly concaved upon their inner sides and are of sufficient length, so that when the arms expand them within the band or interior of the hat they will have sufficient contact-surfaceand holding force to hold the hat firmly in place. These arms B are preferably curved outwardly from the socket A, to which they are attached, and at points intermediate between the upper and hat, or in replacing it after the hat is in the proper position by releasing the finger-holds the arms will spread out and the parts 0 will grasp and hold the interior of the hat.

To avoid the inconvenience and expense of making the arms B sufficiently long to provide the necessary elasticity, I have shown these arms as bent to form one or more coils E at the point where they join the base, and by means of these coils the arms, which must be made of sufficiently stout wire to have the required stiffness to support the articles, will be rendered much more elastic and easy to manipulate and are not liable to become set when pressed together for the purpose of removing or replacing the articles supported thereon.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A hat holding and display device consisting of arms having their lower ends provided with a vertical socket, and curving outwardly and upwardly therefrom, with transverse ooncavo-convex spreaders formed upon the upper-ends, said arms having the open finger-loops intermediate between the top and bottom.

2. A hat holding and display device consisting of seginentally-curved arms united at the base and provided with a vertical socketpiece said arms having transversely-curved concavo-convex spreaders upon the upper ends, and elastic coils and finger-loops formed in the arms intermediate between the upper and lower ends thereof.

3. A hat holding and display device consisting of segmentally-curved arms uniting and forming a vertical socket-piece at their junction, transverse spreaders and supports formed at the upper end, and elastic coils formed by turns of the Wire at their meetingpoints and above their junction with the socket-piece.

4. A hat holding and display device consisting of segmentally-curved wires having transversely-curved concavo-convex spreaders and holders at the upper end, finger-loops formed by giving the wires a single turn intermediate between the upper and lower ends, one or more coils formed at the lower ends of the wires and axially in line with each other, said wires being continued downwardly from the coils and provided with a vertical socketpiece.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

' SARAH E. GRIGGS. Witnesses:

' S. H. NOURSE,

JESSIE O. BRODIE. 

